The balconies of Corrèze starting from Cornil

This route consists of two circular loops, one 6 km long and the other 9 km long, which can be done independently. They are marked in yellow from the town hall in Cornil. The first passes along the banks of the Corrèze and the arboretum, while the second offers a long stretch through the forest. The whole route is fairly shaded, which can be pleasant in summer. A short detour allows you to admire the ruins of the castle and the church overlooking the village of Cornil.

Details

2115886
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.02 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 413 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 418 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 361 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 153 m

Photos

Description of the walk

Depart from Grand'Rue, near the town hall. Park in the car park between the post office and the town hall, where you will find an information board about the walk.

The first circular is marked with yellow signs and the number 1.

(S/E) Head towards the town hall, go around it on the left and follow Rue de la Chapoulie northwards.

(1) At the intersection with the road leading to the cemetery, near a picnic table, take the path that descends to the right into the forest. After several hairpin bends, the path runs alongside the Corrèze river.

(2) Take the path that passes under the national road. Go up the wooden stairs and follow the path on the right that runs alongside the railway line (with the river still on your right). Move away from the river and pass under the railway bridge.

(3) At the intersection that appears immediately, turn right. At the next intersection, turn right again. Cross a bridge over a stream and then begin the climb.

(4) The waterfall is signposted off the route. You will need to walk back and forth on a path that can be slippery in wet weather. The path climbs gently back up to the road.

(5) Join a wider path and follow it to the left. Climb gently up to a road.

(6) Follow this road to the left and cross a stream. At the intersection that immediately follows, take the road to the left. Continue on the path that extends from it to the arboretum.

(7) Just after the arboretum, take the path going up to the right. Ignore a path on the left and follow the marked trail to the village of Cornil. Come out onto a street and follow it to the left. At the crossroads, go straight ahead onto Grand'Rue (the car park is on the left).

The second circular is marked with yellow signs and the number 2.

(S/E) After the pedestrian crossing, turn left onto Rue de Treillard. Turn right shortly afterwards and follow the street for about 50 metres.

(8) Leave the street and take a path that descends to the left towards the station. Return to the road and follow it to the right until you reach the junction with the D1.

(9) Go down the road on the left, leaving the steps on your left. Take the first street on the right, Chemin de Murat. Continue along a slightly uphill path. Ignore the paths on the right.

(10) At the end of the path, follow the road that climbs to the left. At a fork, climb to the right and head for the hamlet of Clayrat.

(11) At the fork, turn left. After about 150m, turn right (path not shown on the map). At the end, cross the road and continue on the path opposite.

(12) When you reach the road, take it on the left. Pass the hamlet of La Grave and reach the hamlet of Cessenat.

(13) Continue climbing left on the road until you reach Mons.

(14) Then take the first street on the right. Ignore a small street on the right and continue along the path. At the crossroads, turn right downhill, passing under the power line.

(15) At the bottom, at a T-junction, turn left. You will come to a small road, which leads to the D1. Follow it to the left. Ignore the first street on the right and continue until you reach the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 248 m - Grand'Rue
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 269 m - Start of the path
  3. 2 : km 1.39 - alt. 162 m - Under the road bridge
  4. 3 : km 2.15 - alt. 163 m - Intersection
  5. 4 : km 2.66 - alt. 169 m - Waterfall
  6. 5 : km 2.95 - alt. 221 m - T-junction
  7. 6 : km 3.86 - alt. 253 m - Road
  8. 7 : km 5.04 - alt. 201 m - Road-path intersection
  9. 8 : km 5.68 - alt. 239 m - Start of the path
  10. 9 : km 6.32 - alt. 186 m - Route D1
  11. 10 : km 8.88 - alt. 262 m - T-junction between path and road
  12. 11 : km 9.83 - alt. 304 m - Clayrat
  13. 12 : km 10.45 - alt. 263 m - T-junction between path and road
  14. 13 : km 11.27 - alt. 307 m - Cessenat
  15. 14 : km 11.97 - alt. 360 m - Le Mons
  16. 15 : km 12.97 - alt. 242 m - T-junction
  17. S/E : km 14.02 - alt. 248 m - Grand'Rue

Notes

A pleasant hike, but unfortunately there is noise from the A89 motorway at the bottom of the valley.

Variation at the start of the first circular:
Take the road to the church, which goes uphill in the wrong direction. This unmarked route allows you to admire the ruins of the castle and the church. You must then rejoin the main route at point (1).

Worth a visit

(4) A waterfall is signposted off the route. You will need to make a return trip on a path that can be slippery in wet weather.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
brivistes
brivistes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Two beautiful routes to take in the morning during hot weather.

Machine-translated

Celineetfrederic
Celineetfrederic

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We only did circular 1, which is 6 km long. It is well shaded and very pleasant to do on a summer morning before it gets too hot. Very pretty waterfall.

Machine-translated

REBUFIE
REBUFIE

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We enjoyed very favourable weather, almost summer-like.
The paths were clear and well marked.
If it rains, some sections may become more difficult.
For route 1, we preferred to go up directly via the church street (starting on the left of the square), which allows you to see the church and the castle ruins, and then go down on the right to join the path.
At this time of year, the arboretum was not particularly interesting.
We spent the day on the outing, starting with route 2, and had a picnic on the square in front of the fountain.

Machine-translated

philou2424
philou2424
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very disappointed with this trail...
We were expecting a beautiful trail with a good section along the river, but...
At the start, it's a beautiful trail going down from the town hall towards the river: make the most of the path that runs alongside the river at this point because it's the prettiest part.
After that, the trail isn't unpleasant, but it's just like any other path. You can only see the water from a distance. It's just like any other trail, nothing more, nothing less.

Machine-translated

RANDODECOUVERTE19
RANDODECOUVERTE19
• Edited:

Overall rating : 1 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

6km circular marked in yellow 1.
After taking the path on the right that descends to the Corrèze opposite the cemetery, after 1km, 500 metres of hairpin bends, the path became impassable due to numerous fallen trees in various successive locations. There is no way to get around the trees, as the slopes are too steep, so I was forced to turn back. I reported to the Cornil town hall that the path is impassable for hiking.

Machine-translated

leontia
leontia
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant hike to do with children.

Machine-translated

coben2305
coben2305
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant and very well-marked hike
We set off along Rue Du Barry then Rue de l'Église rather than Rue de la Chapoulie, which allowed us to pass close to the church and the château (interesting).
Thank you

Machine-translated

chafrise
chafrise
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The second part of the route includes a significant stretch of road, which is also exposed to the sun, contrasting with the first part.

Machine-translated

pazkale
pazkale
• Edited:

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello and thank you for this beautiful walk.
However, after point 4, after the bridge, we unknowingly entered private woodland. The owner was there that day and asked me to put my dog on a lead, which I did without complaint. However, a rabid dog came out of the undergrowth and lunged at mine. I thought he was going to kill him. I managed to separate them, but I was very scared.
So be careful, keep your dog on a leash and be prepared to pick him up.
Owners should be required to indicate that the area is private property.
In short, it was a big scare.

Machine-translated

RAND19
RAND19
• Edited:

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for this lovely route just a stone's throw from our home. Very pleasant in the woods, beautiful arboretum, there is a bit of road but it's acceptable. Bring water.

Machine-translated

pazkale
pazkale
• Edited:

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A great two-hour walk on the outskirts of town. Shade, water and beautiful trees – it's perfect.
Thanks to the author.

Machine-translated

Other walks in the area

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of this route's author. Please do not copy them without permission.